Re: [PATCH 2/6] update-ref: add support for 'symref-verify' command

> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> > On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 02:44:07PM +0200, Karthik Nayak wrote:
> > So the reference-transaction hook executes even for "symref-verify"?
> > This feels quite unexpected to me. Do we do the same for "verify"?
> 
> Yes this is the same for verify as well. I was surprised to find this
> too. It's just the way ref update code is written, all updates land
> trigger the hook. This means verify, which is also a form of update,
> with just the new value not set, also triggers the hook. I've kept the
> same behavior with symref-verify.